Cyber Threat and Response Specialist
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Department: Business Services - IT
Location: Bristol
Purpose of the role
* To evolve and mature the firm’s capability for detecting and responding to cyber incidents.
* To act as an escalation point for threat hunting activity.
* To assist with security incidents and investigations coming from Azure/Defender, IT Infrastructure monitoring systems & 3rd party SOC.
* Provide coordination within internal security support staff and external third party managed SOC.
* To monitor, maintain and advance the effective use of technical cyber security controls that are actively in use by DACB.
* To assist in the research, selection and deployment of new technical security controls for use by DACB.
Key Responsibilities
* Keep up to date with the latest emerging threats, vulnerabilities and attacker techniques.
* Help to identify, evaluate and monitor ongoing threats and risks that could affect business operations.
* Investigate and respond to alerts from Azure/Defender, IT Infrastructure monitoring systems & 3rd party SOC.
* Assist with 2nd, 3rd level SOC and MI cyber incident response process.
* Work closely with IT Operations to ensure critical business assets are adequately protected from cyber-related threats through the use of appropriate technical controls.
* Document and raise non-conformities with the Head of Cyber Security.
* Produce regular reporting to demonstrate the effectiveness of technical security controls and identify gaps and recommendations where needed.
* Provide a point of technical authority and governance for the effective use of technical security controls across the firm.
* Develop an understanding of DACB’s regulatory and client/contractual obligations for cyber security, and the requirements of standards such as ISO27001, GDPR and Cyber Essentials Plus.
* Manage 3rd party security (supplier) relationships and assist in the development of existing relationships and the competitive selection of new suppliers.
* Help to develop strategies and roadmaps for cyber security technology, in step with the IT Strategy and other business planning activity.
Skills, Knowledge and Expertise
* Knowledge of basic concepts of Cyber Security, Information Security and Risk Management.
* Experience working in a similar Cyber Security/IT Security Analyst role is advantageous but not essential.
* Degree in a Cyber Security or related subject is advantageous but not essential.
Personal Competencies
* To have a genuine passion for Cyber Security and its technology, and a drive to continually develop professional and personal knowledge in this fast-moving area.
* Be self-motivated and able to work to a high standard under own initiative.
* Able to pay and maintain close attention to detail.
* Have sound analytical skills; able to think laterally and challenge existing concepts.
* Have excellent commercial awareness with a good understanding of business drivers and priorities.
* Be a good and confident communicator at all levels; an ability to assert and defend a point of view can be balanced with pragmatism at times.
* Have the ability to understand technical complexities and issues, and be able to explain and translate these to a less technical audience.
We are happy to talk flexible working with our Flex Forward scheme.
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